RedPhoenix122:NeoCortex42: Shostie: Farking Canuck: The director(s) seemed to be pretty dickish about reigning it in quickly ... must have been under a lot of pressure to get these episodes done.

Well, there's that and the fact that every time the actors screw up or start dicking around, that's wasted money.

Film stock ain't cheap.

Which is why we ended up with Shades of Grey to save money. Worst Trek 'episode' by far.

That was more due to the WGA strike that I anything else.

The strike led to the Phase II scripts getting used. Most of the behind the scenes discussions point to the suits trying to cut costs as the cause for Shades of Grey. It was probably a combination of both, though.

Dingleberry Dickwad:Patrick Stewart sure seemed a lot more touchy feely than I imagined him to be.

Patrick Stewart is a hilariously absurd human being, all sources that I've ever seen seem to say. It only makes it funnier when you've only seen him be regale and Shakespeareian as in TNG or in all the, y'know, Shakespeare he seems to do. He's done some comical work too, and he's damn good at it.

JericoPaladin:Dingleberry Dickwad: Patrick Stewart sure seemed a lot more touchy feely than I imagined him to be.

Patrick Stewart is a hilariously absurd human being, all sources that I've ever seen seem to say. It only makes it funnier when you've only seen him be regale and Shakespeareian as in TNG or in all the, y'know, Shakespeare he seems to do. He's done some comical work too, and he's damn good at it.

A couple interviews I've seen with Stewart have him talking about how he was a bit of a stiff when he started on TNG. He mostly just frowned on shenanigans on set. He quickly learned to lighten up and have some fun while working.

JericoPaladin:Dingleberry Dickwad: Patrick Stewart sure seemed a lot more touchy feely than I imagined him to be.

Patrick Stewart is a hilariously absurd human being, all sources that I've ever seen seem to say. It only makes it funnier when you've only seen him be regale and Shakespeareian as in TNG or in all the, y'know, Shakespeare he seems to do. He's done some comical work too, and he's damn good at it.